New York installs Text Zones along highways, a place for drivers to stop and text safely

Because of some driver’s lack of ability to follow the law when driving, New York State is forced to install “Text Zones” throughout the city where drivers can park and have a few texts.

“New York State is continuing to use every tool at its disposal to combat texting while driving,” said Governor, Andrew Cuomo in a statement. “With this new effort, we are sending a clear message to drivers that there is no excuse to take your hands off the wheel and eyes off the road because your text can wait until the next Texting Zone.”

With this new implementation in place, drivers in New York should have no reason to text while around the wheel. If anyone is found breaking the law, we here at DotTech hope they face the full brute force of the law and then some.

The following is a list of all 91 Text Zones available to drivers:

Albany, I-87, New Baltimore Service Area

Albany, I-87, Rest Area – 3 miles south of Albany

Clinton, I-87, Beekmantown

Clinton, I-87, Point Au Roche

Clinton, I-87, Valcour

Essex, I-87, High Peaks NB

Essex, I-87, High Peaks SB

Essex, I 87, Elizabethtown

Essex, I 87, Lewis

Rockland, I-87, Ramapo Service Area

Rockland, I-87, Sloatsburg Service Area

Saratoga, I-87, Clifton Park

Ulster, I-87, Ulster Service Area

Ulster, I-87, Modena Service Area

Ulster, I-87, Plattekill Service Area

Ulster, I-87, Malden Service Area

Ulster, I-87, Rest Area – 11 miles south of Catskill

Ulster, I-87, Rest Area – 8 miles north of Kingston

Warren, I 87, Lake George

Warren, I-87, South Glens Falls

Warren, I-87, North Glens Falls

Westchester, I-87, Ardsley Service Area

Cortland, I-81, Preble

Livingston, I-390, Mt. Morris

Livingston, I-390, Geneseo

Cattaraugus, I-86, Allegany River

Chautauqua, I-86, Chautauqua L./Ellery

Cattaraugus, I-86, Randolph

Cattaraugus, I-86, Randolph

Allegany, I-86, Friendship

Steuben, I-86, Kanona

Steuben, I-86, Campbell

Steuben, I-390, Cohocton

Steuben, US Hwy 15/I86, Erwin

Steuben, I-86, Erwin

Steuben, I-86, Hornellsville

Jefferson, I-81, 1000 Islands/Orleans

Jefferson, I-81, Watertown

Jefferson, I-81, Ellisburg

Jefferson, I-81, Ellisburg

Jefferson, I-81, Orleans

Jefferson, I-81, Pamelia

Jefferson, I-81, Pamelia

Jefferson, I-81, Pamelia

Jefferson, I-81, Watertown

Orange, I-84, Wallkill

Orange, I-84, Middletown

Dutchess, I-84, Stormville

Dutchess, I-84, Fishkill

Putnam, I-684, Brewster

Weschester, I-684, Bedford

Orange, I-84, Greenville

Orange, I-84, Greenville

Chenango, I-81, Whitney Point

Tioga, NY 17, Nichols

Tioga, NY 17, Owego

Delaware, NY 17, East Branch

Sullivan, NY 17, Roscoe

Broome, I-81, Penn State Line

Otsego, I-88, Unadilla

Otsego, I-88, East Worcester

Suffolk, I-495, Huntington

Suffolk, I-495, Huntington

Cayuga, I-90, Port Byron Service Area

Erie, I-90, Clarence Service Area

Erie, I-90, Angola Service Area EB

Erie, I-90, Angola Service Area WB

Erie, I-90, Rest Area – 2 miles east of Eden/Angola

Erie, I-90, Rest Area – 7 miles west of Hamburg

Genesee, I-90, Pembroke Service Area

Herkimer, I-90, Iroquois Service Area

Herkimer, I-90, Schuyler Service Area

Herkimer, I-90, Indian Castle Service Area

Madison, I-90, Chittenango Service Area

Monroe, I-90, Ontario Service Area

Monroe, I-90, Scottsville Service Area

Montgomery, I-90, Mohawk Service Area

Montgomery, I-90, Rest Area – 10 miles east of Canajoharie

Montgomery, I-90, Rest Area – 2 miles west of Fultonville

Oneida, I-90, Oneida Service Area

Oneida, I-90, Rest Area – 3 miles east of Verona

Oneida, I-90, Rest Area – 3 miles west of Verona

Onondaga, I-90, Warners Service Area

Onondaga, I-90, DeWitt Service Area

Ontario, I-90, Junius Ponds

Ontario, I-90, Seneca Service Area

Ontario, I-90, Clifton Springs Service Area

Ontario, I-90, Rest Area – 9 miles east of Rochester

Schenectady, I-90, Pattersonville Service Area

Schenectady, I-90, Guilderland Service Area

Seneca, I-90, Rest Area – 15 miles west of Weedsport

Personally speaking, I feel there should be no need for this kind of implementation; it only wastes money because some drivers don’t have the self-control to stop texting while driving. However, this move by New York State is a good idea in light of the fact that people simply don’t stop texting while driving; hopefully drivers will take heed since the city is trying to work with them rather than working against them. I do have to ask, though: if someone will not stop texting while driving, why would they stop driving to text? Question of the day, it is.

We expect other states to follow suit in the coming months if this idea turns out to be a smart one.

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3 comments

BeegDiquesDontLye

Would be nice if they had the same attitude to other forms of criminal irresponsibility. Like “I need money for rent through no fault of my own I’m impoverished, so I’ll rob someone rich who won’t be traumatised by it.” Unlike the trauma that can and does result from bad driving 1000kg+ of metal around at high velocities, without the skill or discipline to do so safely. Just enforce road law and encourage people to think less selfishly. Ah right, that’s anti-American, isn’t it? :-p Why bother then, let people kill each other openly, it’s more efficient on the planet’s resources, right? Right? My point is the line of what ‘civilisation’ and ‘law’ is, gets drawn in the wrong places by corrupt people.